Concerning the W.E.B. Griffin books. Back many years ago when I first started reading them, when reading them in print, I would tend to skin over sone of the longer family descriptions and connection that were a hallmark of his books (at that time). I do tend to read very fast, and there was just not enough there to really catch and hold my attention. years later, when I had a long commute in boring traffic every day, I started listening to them on tapes and then CDs. As with other books, I found that I really enjoyed listening to those parts, and got a lot more from the overall book by having heard those parts without skimming over them. So far, I think I have read or listened to all of his and his sons books. Can't do many audio books now that I am not driving as much. Unless I am doing something else while I listen, I tend to fall asleep and the stupid player just keeps going.